Europe
An independent Europe means no more US rooster in the henhouse
Washington will have to get used to transformed international politics where it's no longer the center of the universe.
August 19, 2026
Washington will have to get used to transformed international politics where it's no longer the center of the universe.
Lifting sanctions on Russian energy products at a time when there is a Iran war-induced crisis is drawing the usual firestorm regarding loyalty to Ukraine
Ascendent leader Peter Magyar is no liberal, and is certainly not pro-Ukraine but tapped into the bread and butter issues pressing on the people
Even if Britain sent troops to board escorted tankers, they might be fired upon with no effective military means to push back Moscow's navy
If Budapest doesn't play ball, the EU can't impose new sanctions on Russia, nor loan Kyiv 90 billion euros to keep fighting
The Secretary of State's message on civilizational renewal and self-reliance wasn't too different than Vance's the year before, but it landed much softer.
